Music Calendar Brochure - Summer Term 2024

Music Events Summer Term 2024

Welcome to Music, Summer Term 2024

The summer term is always a special time at Clifton. With luck we will be celebrating outdoors on 27th June, with a BBQ, and dramatic and musical performances outside the Chapel; and inside the Chapel we have a professional orchestra accompanying our scholars in concerto performances. The Arts Evening and Summer Serenade are not to be missed.

There are many other larger events, not just the Commem concerts, but also musical theatre productions of Treasure Island in the Pre-Prep and Beauty and the Beast Jr with the Prep. Smaller and more intimate evenings include the everpopular cross-College Guitar Night.

Outside of College, pupils are performing public in recitals at various Bristol venues. And two evenings as part of our Tuesday Arts Club series bring to Clifton legendary OC songwriter Nicky Chinn in an evening of colourful reminiscence, and then Holst’s perennial favourite The Planets in the atmospheric setting of the Chapel in the piano duo version.

We look forward to seeing you at these events soon!

James Drinkwater, Director of Music (Upper)

Julian Edgell, Director of Music (Prep)

Pip Gillam, Assistant Head (Pre-Prep), Head of Music (Pre-Prep)

Upper - Rising Stars Concert with Antonia Z (Violin)

Wednesday 24th April - 1.15pm-1.50pm

Christ Church with St Ewen, Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EJ

As part of this public recital series, Antonia Z (Year 12 Music Scholar) performs a public lunchtime recital including Wieniawski’s Faust Fantasy and Mozart’s E minor Sonata at this beautiful 18th century church in the centre of Bristol.

Upper - Junior Kadoorie Cup Competition

Friday 26th April - 5.30pm-7.30pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

The wonderful singers and instrumentalists of Years 9-11 compete in the first part of this annual event. It is a really enjoyable concert with the added bonus of an adjudication from a visiting musical expert at the end - please do come and support!

Free to attend

Open to all including members of the public

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, OCs, pupils and staff

Upper - Chamber Music Concert

Tuesday 30th April - 7.30pm-9.30pm

Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LP

A wonderful programme will include the complete Borodin String Quartet No.2 (famous for its Nocturne), with other groups playing movements from Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor, Ravel’s String Quartet. Solo items will include Sarasate’s Caprice Basque.

Upper - Senior Kadoorie Cup Competition

Friday 3rd May - 5.30pm-7.30pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

The second section of the annual competition for soloists (both vocal and instrumental) is for sixth-form musicians. Always a highly enjoyable evening of high-quality music, with the benefit of some encouraging and informative words from a visiting adjudicator.

£5 ticket charge on the door, cash and card accepted

Open to all including members of the public

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, pupils, staff, and OCs

Prep - Informal Concert

Thursday 9th May - 7.00pm-9.00pm

The Crypt, located underneath the Clifton College Chapel

The final crypt night of the year will see a wide variety of pop offerings from upper school students - expect soloists, bands, covers, new material…always a great night and the last for our leaving pupils!

Tuesday 14th May - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Prep Hall, Clifton College, BS8 3HE

Children from Year 4 to 8 of varying ages and experience perform to friends and family - expect a wide variety of genres and instruments!

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, pupils and staff

Pre-Prep - Informal Concert

Wednesday 15th May - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Pre-Prep Hall, Butcombe House, The Avenue, Clifton BS8 3EZ

Join us in the Pre-Prep Hall for just under an hour of wonderful music from our budding musicians!

Pre-Prep - Guitar Concert

Thursday 16th May - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Pre-Prep Hall, Butcombe House, The Avenue, Clifton BS8 3EZ

This concert provides an opportunity for our Guitarists to demonstrate their talents. We have many Guitarists across Year 2 and Year 3. Mrs George, our Guitar teacher, teaches across all three parts of the college and is very busy!

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Prep - Commem Concert

Friday 24th May - 1.30pm-3.30pm

Prep Hall, Clifton College, BS8 3HE

An opportunity for all our ensembles to perform a wide range of music - Strings, Brass, Guitar and Wind Ensembles as well as Orchestra, Swing Band, Junior Choir and Pop Groups!

Upper - Commem Concert followed by Music in the Marquee

Friday 24th May - 6.30pm-7.30pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

This Classical Spectacular will feature Orchestra, Concert Band, alongside top sixth-form soloists in music from a wide range of music. This is always a magical and emotional evening in a packed Chapel. Afterwards we move to the marquee for House Dance and top tunes from the Soul Band; refreshments will be available.

Free to attend

Part of Commem event for parents and pupils

Free to attend

Part of Commem event for parents and pupils

Upper - Tuesday Arts Club: From Suzi Quatro to Tina Turner - Nicky Chinn OC Song-Writer to the Stars

Tuesday 4th June - 6.30pm-8.00pm

Joseph Cooper Music School, Guthrie Road, BS8 3ET

In an evening of musical reminiscence of a musical career stretching back to the 1960s, Old Cliftonian and triple-Novello Award-winning song-writer Nicky Chinn reflects on his international careers and legendary partnership with Mike Chapman. Of interest to all enthusiasts of popular music, old and young, and all interested in the musical culture of London and US spanning 4 decades.

Pre-Prep - Summer Concert

Wednesday 12th June - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Pre-Prep Hall, Butcombe House, The Avenue, Clifton BS8 3EZ

A lovely afternoon of music from our Pre-Prep musicians, featuring pieces played on the flute, cornet, voice, clarinet and french horn.

We are lucky enough to have an amazing range of instruments being played in the Pre-Prep at the moment. These children work very hard every week in their individual music lessons and are looking forward to performing to an audience.

Free to attend

Open to all including members of the public

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Pre-Prep, Prep & Upper Guitar Concert

Thursday 13th June - 6.00pm-7.15pm

Prep Hall, Clifton College, BS8 3HE

A truly cross college event, come along to see and hear guitarists from Year 2 to 6th form.

A lovely evening bringing musicians of all ages and levels together to enjoy their chosen pieces.

Pre-Prep - String Concert

Monday 17th June - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Pre-Prep Hall, Butcombe House, The Avenue, Clifton BS8 3EZ

This concert is a chance to showcase our hard working String players. We are delighted to have four cellists in the Pre-Prep at the moment alongside many Violinists who have lessons with Mrs Gittings and Mrs Hall. Come along and hear them play.

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Upper - Tuesday Arts Club: Holst’s The Planets with the Willshire Piano Duo

Tuesday 18th June - 7.00pm-8.15pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

Clifton College Head of Keyboard, James Willshire, with wife Pippa Harrison, join forces on the beautiful Fazioli grand in the atmospheric chapel to bring to life Holst’s magical Planets suite in its exhilarating piano duo version, in the centenary year of Holst’s death (1924).

Pre-Prep - Year 3 Recorder Concert

Wednesday 19th June - 8.15am-8.40am

Pre-Prep playground stage

Wake up your Wednesday with Miss Temple and all of year 3 demonstrating the recorder skills they have learnt this year.

Free to attend

Open to all including members of the public

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Pre-Prep - Piano Recital

Thursday 20th June - 4.15pm-5.00pm

Joseph Cooper Music School, Guthrie Road, BS8 3ET

We are lucky enough to be invited to the Upper School to play in their very special recital hall. We have many talented pianists in the Pre-Prep. You are very welcome to arrive early for a cup of tea and a tour of the amazing facilities.

Prep - Beauty and the Beast Jr

Thursday 20th June and Friday 21st June - 7.00pm-8.30pm

Saturday 22nd June - 6.30pm-8.00pm

The Redgrave Theatre, Percival Road, Bristol BS8 3LE

Come and see our Year 8s perform Beauty and the Beast Junior! The Award-winning animated film and stage play comes to life in this romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale.

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, pupils and staff

Upper - Spotlight Concert

Friday 21st June - 5.30pm-7.00pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

An opportunity for soloist and chamber ensembles to show what they have been working on in the term, including Debussy’s Danse sacrée et danse profane for Harp and Strings.

Upper

Wednesday 26th June - 12.00pm-1.00pm

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

To celebrate the support of the Britton Trust and our Willcocks Organ Scholarship, we host a lunchtime concert featuring the whole range of organ pupils from Grade 2 to Diploma. The largescreen video will enable you to see the organists’ hands and feet in close-up detail at the console.

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, OCs, pupils and staff

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, pupils, staff and OCs

- Britton Organ Recital

Upper - Arts Festival, including the Summer Serenade Concerto

Thursday 27th June- 5.30pm onwards

Clifton College Chapel, accessible via Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

5.30pm-6.15pm and 7.15pm-8.00pm Summer Serenade Concertos 6.15pm-7.15pm Drama, Music and Art Events

From 8.00pm Jazz in the Crypt

A wonderful summer’s evening in College featuring drama on multiple stages, BBQ, drinks and music outside the Chapel. Inside Chapel we have a professional orchestra our scholars in wonderful concerto performances from Elgar and Ravel to Shostakovich. Not to be missed.

Free to attend

Open to parents and guests, OCs, pupils and staff

Pre-Prep - Treasure Island

Thursday 27th June and Friday 28th June - 6.00pm-7.30pm

The Redgrave Theatre, Percival Road, Bristol BS8 3LE

Come and watch our Year 2 and Year 3 pupils put on a spectacular performance of Treasure Island on the big stage!

Free to attend

Open to parents, pupils and staff

Prep - Summer Music Concert

Tuesday 2nd July - 6.15pm-7.30pm

Prep Hall, Clifton College, BS8 3HE

An evening dedicated to our most talented musicians from the Prep School.

By invitation only.

By invitation only

Upper - All Saints Church Charity Violin Recital

Wednesday 3rd July - 7.30pm-9.00pm

All Saints Church, Pembroke Rd, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3ED

In a special charity recital, Sophie C (Year 12 Music Scholar) gives a violin recital featuring Schubert’s Sonata in A major ‘Grand Duo’, Brahms’s Sonata in D minor and Bartok’s First Rhapsodymultiple-prize winning performers, this is not to be missed.

Donations to the concert will be given to a selection of charities supported by the Clifton College Charities Committee

Free to attend

Open to all including members of the public

Upcoming Upper House Recitals

Our early morning recital series is a wonderful way to start the day! Come and hear 20 minutes of music from a talented Upper School musician - could be any age or instrument, but they are always most enjoyable.

• 16th May 8.20am - Ramon J (piano) and Louis Z (drums)

• 6th June 8.20am - Venus L (piano and violin)

• 13th June 8.20am - Clarinets!

Location Joseph Cooper Music School

Free to attend

Open to all parents, pupils and staff

Pre-Prep Fun Friday Sing

Every Friday of term time the Pre-Prep comes alive with the sound of music. All Nursery and Pre-Prep families are welcome to come and sing together with Mrs Gillam in the Pre-Prep Hall.

• 19th April 8.00am - 8.25am

• 26th April 8.00am - 8.25am

• 3rd May 8.00am - 8.25am

• 10th May 8.00am - 8.25am

• 17th May 8.00am - 8.25am

• 24th May 8.00am - 8.25am

• 7th June 8.00am - 8.25am

• 14th June 8.00am - 8.25am

• 21st June 8.00am - 8.25am

• 28th June 8.00am - 8.25am

Location

Pre-Prep Hall

Free to attend

Open to all parents, pupils and staff

Proms in the Playground

A series of weekly outdoor concerts welcoming various instrumental groups from across our college will take place in the Pre-Prep playground during the Summer Term.

Keep an eye out for further information!

Music Scholarships 11+, 13+

and 16+

Clifton College has a strong musical tradition, and the study of music is an integral part of the curriculum.

We offer pupils a unique opportunity to achieve academic distinction and personal excellence. Each year, we offer a number of scholarships, awards and bursaries to individuals with that spark of potential. Talented musicians are encouraged to apply for a Music Scholarship whatever their instrument.

There are scholarships at 11+ for entry into Year 7, 13+ for entry into Year 9 and at 16+ for entry into Year 12. These scholarships are merit based and competed for via examination, audition or other appropriate assessment.

The scholarship programme aims to enable pupils to pursue music to as high a level as they wish. Some will look to study music beyond Clifton and aim to go into the music profession, whereas for others it is a wonderful way to relax and achieve something of real value alongside their academic studies. We look to help all musicians individually achieve their goals, whatever they might be.

Previous Music Scholars have gone on to study music at Oxford, Cambridge, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and other conservatoires; others have been members of award-winning close harmony groups and recorded their own albums.

Find out more information at:

www.cliftoncollege.com/upper/admissions

Or contact: Mr James Drinkwater, Director of Music:

jdrinkwater@cliftoncollege.com / 0117 3157 230

Sir David Willcocks Organ Scholarship 16+

In 2012, Sir David Willcocks announced his generous commitment to a new sixth-form organ scholarship in his name at Clifton College. A partnership with Bristol Cathedral was established to augment the role, and the inaugural Willcocks Scholar was appointed in 2013. Holders since then have won organ scholarship places at several Oxbridge colleges as well as at Hereford Cathedral.

A 32-foot extension of the Pedal Ophicleide reed at Clifton College was installed in Autumn 2017, and a CD recorded by Regent Records of the College choirs with pupil organists and brass was recorded in 2018 to celebrate this addition.

This 16+ post is for a sixth-form entrant, running for two years. Candidates may also jointly apply for the 16+ academic scholarships. The successful candidate will receive support from the Sir David Willcocks Trust as well as the opportunity to apply for generous means-tested funding towards either a boarding or day pupil place, which could be as much as 100% of fees and free instrumental lessons.

Find out more information at: www.cliftoncollege.com/upper/admissions

Or contact: Mr James Drinkwater, Director of Music: jdrinkwater@cliftoncollege.com / 0117 3157

Directions to Venues

Pre-Prep Hall: Clifton College Pre-Preparatory School, Butcombe House, The Avenue, Clifton BS8 3EZ

Prep Music Department: Top Floor of Merry House, Clifton College Preparatory School, The Avenue, Clifton, BS8 3HE

Prep Hall: Clifton College Preparatory School, accessible from The Avenue, Clifton, BS8 3HE

Chapel: Access to Chapel either through Memorial Arch, opposite 32 College Road BS8 3HJ or from Reception on Guthrie Road, BS8 3EZ

Joseph Cooper Music School: Located on Guthrie Road, BS8 3ET

The Crypt: Located underneath the Clifton College Chapel, accessible from the Sports Field side

The Redgrave Theatre: Percival Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3LE

On street parking is available for free after 5pm.

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